Police Blotters for Sept. 9

Aug. 16, 6:36 a.m.: Officer Luther Smith was dispatched to Days Inn, 934 N. Leavitt Rd., in reference to a vehicle break-in.

Smith met with the complainant from Pennsylvania who stated between 6 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 15 and 6 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 16, someone entered his black 2003 Scion X3 by breaking the glass on the driver's side door. The thief took his RCA DVD player, valued at $120, and a Garmin GPS unit, valued at $300.

His vehicle was parked on the south side of the motel just outside his room. The complainant told Smith he did not hear anything out of the ordinary during the overnight hours.

His vehicle is insured and the incident remains under investigation.

Aug. 17, 12:46 p.m.: Detective Alex Molnar was dispatched to a residence on Cherry Valley Drive regarding a harassment complaint. Molnar met with the complainant who stated she was receiving harassing text messages from an ex-friend of hers.

The messages were so upsetting to her, a verbal altercation took place between the two involved on Friday, Aug. 7.

The same day the complainant contacted police, she received two others from the ex-friend's daughter.

The investigation is ongoing and charges are pending.

Aug. 21, 12:38 a.m.: Officer Michael Taliano initiated a traffic stop on Rt. 2 eastbound due to a traffic violation.

The driver, LaMonte Phillips, Jr., had a suspended license and also had an open container of liquor in his vehicle.

Phillips was charged with driving under suspension, driving in marked lanes and open container.

Aug. 22, 12:46 a.m.: Officer Michael Taliano initiated a traffic stop at the Speedway gas station, 712 N. Leavitt Rd., for a traffic violation.

The driver, Nora Lababidi, and her passenger, Julius Ford, were found to be in possession of drugs and drug paraphernalia.

Lababidi was charged with possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and making loud excessive noise.

Her passenger was also arrested and charged with possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, underage consumption, obstructing official business and disorderly conduct while intoxicated. He also had an active warrant through the Westlake Police Department.

Aug. 22, 2:19 a.m.: Officer Michael Taliano was dispatched to The Pour House, 134 Park Ave., in reference to an intoxicated patron causing problems and refusing to leave the bar.

Michael Frey was found to be intoxicated and acting in a violent manner inside the bar after being asked numerous times to leave by the owner.

Frey was placed in handcuffs and charged with criminal trespass and disorderly conduct while intoxicated.

Aug. 22, 11 p.m.: Officer Michael Taliano responded to Motel 6, 704 N. Leavitt Rd., regarding a suspicious vehicle in the parking lot which was occupied.

The driver, George Vargo, and his 19-year-old passenger Allison Kenzik were found to have open containers of liquor and beer inside his vehicle.

Vargo was cited for open container, while Kenzik was cited for underage consumption and open container.

Aug. 23, 2:39 a.m.: Officer Michael Taliano radioed in to sergeant Mark Cawthon he had informed an intoxicated female not to get behind the wheel, but she did anyway.

The female, later identified as Dawn Rogola, was sitting in a dark green van next to Amherst Cinema, 260 Church St., when she started her vehicle and attempted to back out of a parking space.

Rogola was charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated, having a blood alcohol level over the .08 legal limit, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of marijuana.

Rogola was ordered to appear in Oberlin Municipal Court after she was released from jail after posting a $2,400 personal bond.

Aug. 24, 9:45 a.m.: Officer Harold White was dispatched to the Amherst Animal Hospital, 1425 Cooper Foster Park Rd., regarding two dogs running around the place who were intimidating people and their pets trying to get inside the building.

White met with the manager of the clinic who stated the dogs -- which reside at a house just west of the clinic -- harass and intimidate customers that walk to and from the building. She also stated on one occasion, the dogs chased two employees in to the building. The manager had talked previously with the dog's owner, Laura Adkins, and returned the dogs to her home several times.

White walked over to her Cooper Foster Park Road home and knocked on the front door. After receiving no answer, he walked around to the back of the house where he was greeted by two medium-sized dogs.

According to the police report, the larger of the two bared its teeth at the officer, all the while assuming attack mode. The smaller dog circled the officer while growling and baring its teeth.

At this point, White deployed his pepper spray and began spraying both dogs. After emptying the smaller container, the dogs retreated to another part of the yard, while maintaining their aggressive behavior.

Adkins then entered her backyard from a neighbor's house and took control of the two dogs.

After advising Adkins of the complaint filed by the manager of the animal clinic. White also informed her about a city ordinance she violated for having her dogs running around at large.

The officer then issued her a citation for dogs and other animals running at large.

Aug. 24, 7:20 p.m.: Officer Troy Donaldson met with a woman who said when she left for work around 7 a.m., she saw her daughter's mountain bike on the front porch as usual. However, when she returned home around 6 p.m., she saw the bike was gone.

The bike is described as a women's mountain bike, black, gray and bright pink in color. She stated the bike looks older because she used to ride it when she was a little girl. The bike was valued between $50 to $80.

The complainant told Donaldson she has reason to believe her boyfriend -- who just moved out of her home -- owes people money.

According to the police report, he is currently in a lock down facility for rehabilitation and she knows he did not take the bike. However, she feels someone her ex-boyfriend may have dealt with in the past who he owes money may have taken the bike.

Aug. 25, 10:28 p.m.: Officer Kyle Gelenius was dispatched to the front lobby of the police department in reference to a theft complaint.

The female complainant stated around 9:45 p.m., she drove to Discount Drug Mart, 300 N. Leavitt Rd., and left the windows in her vehicle partially down while she went in to the store.

When she came out, she discovered her driver's side door was open.

According to the police report, she told the officer $148 was missing from her purse which she had hidden underneath the front seat and her GPS unit had been taken from the compartment between the driver and passenger seats.

Aug. 26, 1:21 a.m.: Officer Kyle Gelenius observed a blue 2002 Ford Escort traveling southbound on Leavitt Road causing excessive noise due to the vehicle muffler which was in poor working order.

Gelenius conducted a registration check on the vehicle and discovered the driver, Andrea Kistner, had a suspended license.

The officer then conducted a traffic stop on the Rt. 2 eastbound entrance ramp from Leavitt Road.

Kistner was cited for driving under FRA suspension.

Aug. 27, 5:45 a.m.: While officer Michael Murphy was out on a traffic stop, dispatch advised the officer the driver, Rhonda Johnson, had a warrant through the Lorain Police Department for her arrest.

Dispatch proceeded to contact Lorain PD and they advised Johnson had a "confinement of dogs" warrant and her bond had been set at $2,500.

After Murphy told Johns on about the active warrant -- which she did not have any idea about -- she stated her dog went missing over a year ago and the city's dog warden had picked the dog up. Johnson then paid the fine and also obtained the dog tags.

Johnson was taken in to custody and tuned over to the Lorain police officers by officer Harold White without incident.